One Dead and Three Injured After Falling From Under Construction Flyover; Probe Launched

Biker dies after fall from under construction flyover in Kumhari.Three others sustain injuries.A passenger laden car and bike fell off the under-construction flyover in Kumhari.
BHILAI: CG Chief Miner Bhupesh Baghel expressed grief over the accident that took place at the under-construction flyover in Kumhari. Drict authorities have been instructed to provide punitive care to the pillion who survived the accident and suffered injuries. A probe has been launched against the contractor of the flyover being constructed between Bhilai and Raipur.
Baghel has instructed drict officials to ensure all safety measures are in place including barricading the flyover. The instructions came through posts on Twitter where he also expressed grief over the death of the bike rider.
कुम्हारी में निर्माणाधीन ओवर ब्रिज से एक मोटरसाइकिल गिरने से दम्पत्ति की मृत्यु की घटना बेहद दुखद है।जिला प्रशासन को दुर्घटना में घायल बच्ची को बेहतर इलाज की सुविधा उपलब्ध कराने के निर्देश दिए गए हैं।जिम्मेदारों के विरुद्ध तत्काल दंडात्मक कार्रवाई करने के निर्देश दिए हैं।— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) December 10, 2022
ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्माओं को शांति एवं उनके परिवारजनों को संबल दे।जिला प्रशासन के अधिकारियों को निर्माणाधीन ओवरब्रिज में बेरिकेडिंग सहित सुरक्षा के सभी उपाय सुनिश्चित करने के भी निर्देश दिए हैं ताकि भविष्य में ऐसा हादसा ना हो।— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) December 10, 2022
A car and a passenger-laden bike fell from the under-construction bridge in Kumhari on Friday night. The passengers in the car identified as Aju Ram and Nirmala, survived the accident as the airbags were activated immediately as they detected a fall. However, the biker who had a girl as a pillion succumbed to the fall and died on the spot.
Four flyovers are being constructed in CG at Kumhari, Debapara, Power House, and Supela. The state adminration has sanctioned a sum of Rs 350 crore for the projects.